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Danielle Fortin is a Full Professor and Director of the Environmental Science program at the University of Ottawa's Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. from INRS-Eau (1992) and an M.Sc. from Université Laval (1987). Her research focuses on geomicrobiology, particularly microbial interactions with minerals and metals in extreme environments like deep-sea vents and mine tailings. Key areas include biogenic mineral formation, metal cycling, and biosignature analysis.
Dr. Fortin’s work integrates aqueous geochemistry, mineralogy, and molecular techniques. She has advised numerous graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, with active projects on mine tailings remediation, microbial iron oxide dynamics, and bioaccessibility of metals. Her collaborations include Health Canada and Natural Resources Canada, addressing environmental challenges like arsenic mobilization and anammox processes in contaminated waters.
Research highlights include studies on fossilized iron bacteria, biogeochemical mercury methylation in the St. Lawrence River, and geochemical transformations in mine-impacted ecosystems. Her contributions span over 150 peer-reviewed publications and presentations at international conferences, reflecting her leadership in environmental and geomicrobiological research.
